PUBLIC LAW 97-258—SEPT. 13, 1982 (3) with the amount with which the balance is merged, accounted for as one amount, (d) New appropriation accounts may be established to carry out subsection (c)(1) of this section. § 1532. Withdrawal and credit An amount available under law may be withdrawn from one appropriation account and credited to another or to a working fund only when authorized by law. Except as specifically provided by law, an amount authorized to be withdrawn and credited is available for the same purpose and subject to the same limitations provided by the law appropriating the amount. A withdrawal and credit is made by check and without a warrant. § 1533. Transfers of appropriations for salaries and expenses to carry out national defense responsibilities An appropriation of an executive agency for salaries and expenses is available to carry out national defense responsibilities assigned to the agency under law. A transfer necessary to carry out this section may be made between appropriations or allocations within the executive agency. An allocation may not be made to an executive agency that can carry out with its regular personnel a defense activity assigned to it by using the authority of this section to realign its regular programs. § 1534. Adjustments between appropriations (a) An appropriation available to an agency may be charged at any time during a fiscal year for the benefit of another appropriation available to the agency to pay costs— (1) when amounts are available in both the appropriation to be charged and the appropriation to be benefited; and (2) subject to limitations applicable to the appropriations. (b) Amounts paid under this section are charged on a final basis during, or as of the close of, the fiscal year to the appropriation benefited. The appropriation charged under subsection (a) of this section shall be appropriately credited. § 1535. Agency agreements (a) The head of an agency or major organizational unit within an agency may place an order with a major organizational unit within the same agency or another agency for goods or services if— (1) amounts are available; (2) the head of the ordering agency or unit decides the order is in the best interest of the United States Government; (3) the agency or unit to fill the order is able to provide the ordered goods or services; and (4) the head of the agency decides ordered goods or services cannot be provided as conveniently or cheaply by a commercial enterprise. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(3) of this section, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military department of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Transportation in carrying out duties and powers related to aviation and the Coast Guard, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Administrator of General Services, and the Administrator of the Maritime Administration may place
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